Tag: MG Book Review

Catrina and her family move from Southern California to the coast of Northern California for her younger sister’s health. Maya has cystic fibrosis and the cleaner, cooler air blowing in from the Pacific Ocean is better for her lungs. Cystic fibrosis is incurable and Cat knows that someday Maya …

I believe that you can’t learn to write good books without reading good books. So, I’ve been working my way through the Newberry award list. Recently I read the 2009 Newberry winner, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and it was the highlight of my summer reading. The story starts with a …

This graphic novel was awarded a Newberry Honor this year. I haven’t jumped on the graphic novel bandwagon yet, but I thought if it earned a Newberry Honor, it must have some merit. So I read it and I’m so glad I did. After a fun evening watching Roller Derby, …

Happy Friday! The Middle Grade Mafia is proud to host another MG Review roundup. Enjoy today’s review, then link a post of your own! **** Albie is not good at anything. He’s not very good at spelling or math or music or sports. Although he tries very hard to be …

Thirteen-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a Cuban- American living in Rome with her father, an art history professor at an Italian University. Her world falls apart when someone shoots her father and tries to kill her. Before he’s whisked away in the ambulance, her father tells Cassie that her life is in …

Is Ms. Rapscott the Mary Poppins of our age? Absolutely, Ms. Rapscott rescues deserving children with doses of common sense and magic, delivered not in teaspoons of sugar, but adventure. And the first step on their long- road to recovery is making sure they get good and lost! Ms. Rapscott …

Mark has been sick on and off for years. When the latest tests come back, he knows he’s in for another round of treatments and long hospital stays. Maybe for the last time. Mark’s grandfather shared his love of mountain climbing with his grandson. Ever since, it’s been Mark’s dream …